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The Guardian - UK
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Hamid Karzai's inauguration

Hamid Karzai: A policeman secures Herat city
A policeman secures Herat city, as President Hamid Karzai is sworn-in for a second term Photograph: Jalil Rezayee/EPA
Hamid Karzai: President Hamid Karzai greets the guards of honour
Karzai greets the guards of honour as he arrives at the presidential palace for his inauguration in Kabul Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP
Hamid Karzai: President Hamid Karzai greets the guards of honour
Karzai greets the guards of honour with a wave Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP
Hamid Karzai: Hillary Rodham Clinton, president Hamid Karzai and Richard C Holbrooke
The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, Karzai and Richard Holbrooke, the US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, at the presidential palace in Kabul Photograph: AP
Hamid Karzai: President Hamid Karzai bows to a guard of honour
Karzai bows to a guard of honour before his swearing-in ceremony Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
Hamid Karzai: President Hamid Karzai kisses a large copy the Qur'an
Karzai kisses a large copy the Qur'an during his swearing-in ceremony Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
Hamid Karzai: President Hamid Karzai with Karim Khalili and Mohammad Qasim Fahim
Karzai with vice-president Karim Khalili and vice-president Mohammad Qasim Fahim Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
hamid karzai: A man follows Hamid Karzai's inauguration ceremony
A man follows Karzai's inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP
hamid karzai: The inauguration at the Presidential Palace
The inauguration at the presidential palace Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP
hamid karzai: David Miliband is fitted for a microphone
David Miliband is fitted for a microphone before speaking with reporters after attending the ceremony Photograph: Maya Alleruzzo/AP
hamid karzai: Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle
Germany's foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, attends a meeting at Afghanistan's foreign affairs ministry after Karzai was sworn in Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters
hamid karzai: Hamid Karzai shakes hand with defence minister Abdul Rahim Wardak
Hamid Karzai shakes hand with defence minister Abdul Rahim Wardak Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
hamid karzai: Hillary Clinton smiles during a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Clinton smiles during a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images
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